Errors in Nutritional Information

[Zeldaz]

Great! Thanks for the help. I'll post it in the Q & A thread.

[Barefoot Caveman]

My fat-free pumpkin ice cream recipe is turning out to be not so fat-free with the nutritional analyzer, due to the nutritional data for fat-free half-and-half. Would it be possible to have this corrected? Thanks

[Kathy at Food.com]

Barefoot Caveman wrote:
My fat-free pumpkin ice cream recipe is turning out to be not so fat-free with the nutritional analyzer, due to the nutritional data for fat-free half-and-half. Would it be possible to have this corrected? Thanks

I'm guessing you are writing about Fat-Free Pumpkin Ice Cream. The nutritional information is correct.

First you need to understand that the half-and-half manufacturer can claim their product is fat free if the product has less that .5 grams of fat per serving. In this case, fat free half and half actually has .41 grams of fat per 2 Tablespoons (Per the USDA). Your recipe has 4 cups of fat free half and half. There are 16 tablespoons in a cup, so 16 x 4 = 64 tablespoons. Every 2 tablespoons has .41 grams of fat. So, 32 x .41 = 13.12 grams of fat in your recipe.

The same marketing claims apply to Splenda. It's advertised as a zero calorie product, but there are calories in Splenda -- they just happen to fall below the threshold where manufacturers can claim their product has no calories.

[Barefoot Caveman]

Ha, I stand corrected. Some things are just too good to be true Thanks for the reply.

[duonyte]

Weight Watchers Juicy Hamburgers Detailed nutrtional analysis says 1 lb but actually is calculating 3 lbs of ground beef. 1400 gr ain't 1 lb!

[Kathy at Food.com]

duonyte wrote:
Weight Watchers Juicy Hamburgers Detailed nutrtional analysis says 1 lb but actually is calculating 3 lbs of ground beef. 1400 gr ain't 1 lb!

You are correct! Fixing that info right now and updating the recipe. Thanks!

[duonyte]

This is similar - Panko-Crusted Mustard Pork Cutlets
20 ounces of pork translating as 3700 grams!

[Annacia]

I just added a new recipe that makes about 1/3 cup of Za'tar. I don't see how these ingredients could add up to this calorie amount.

2 tablespoons sesame seeds, dry roasted
1 1/2 tablespoons dried thyme, crumbled
1 tablespoon dried marjoram or 1 tablespoon oregano, crumbled
1 tablespoon ground sumac

= 376.6 calories

[Kathy at Food.com]

duonyte wrote:
This is similar - Panko-Crusted Mustard Pork Cutlets
20 ounces of pork translating as 3700 grams!

Hi duonyte! The data for the pork cutlets has been updated, and this recipe's NI looks much better.

[Kathy at Food.com]

Annacia wrote:
I just added a new recipe that makes about 1/3 cup of Za'tar. I don't see how these ingredients could add up to this calorie amount.

2 tablespoons sesame seeds, dry roasted
1 1/2 tablespoons dried thyme, crumbled
1 tablespoon dried marjoram or 1 tablespoon oregano, crumbled
1 tablespoon ground sumac

= 376.6 calories

I'm guessing you're asking about Za'tar. The problem is the yield you entered. The recipe software has never properly calculated the summary nutritional data when the yield is a fraction less than 1. The problem is that the summary box always shows the data for 1 -- whether it's 1 serving or 1 xxx. Because this recipe's yield is 1/3 cup, the summary is for 1 cup. That's how it's getting the 376 calories. If you look at the detail, the entire recipe is 126 calories. 126 x 3 = 378. I know it's annoying, but this has always been an issue.

If you change the yield to either 1 batch or 5 1/2 tablespoons, the information in the summary box will display correctly.

[Annacia]

*Kathy* at Food.com wrote:

Annacia wrote:
I just added a new recipe that makes about 1/3 cup of Za'tar. I don't see how these ingredients could add up to this calorie amount.

2 tablespoons sesame seeds, dry roasted
1 1/2 tablespoons dried thyme, crumbled
1 tablespoon dried marjoram or 1 tablespoon oregano, crumbled
1 tablespoon ground sumac

= 376.6 calories

I'm guessing you're asking about Za'tar. The problem is the yield you entered. The recipe software has never properly calculated the summary nutritional data when the yield is a fraction less than 1. The problem is that the summary box always shows the data for 1 -- whether it's 1 serving or 1 xxx. Because this recipe's yield is 1/3 cup, the summary is for 1 cup. That's how it's getting the 376 calories. If you look at the detail, the entire recipe is 126 calories. 126 x 3 = 378. I know it's annoying, but this has always been an issue.

If you change the yield to either 1 batch or 5 1/2 tablespoons, the information in the summary box will display correctly.

Thank you Kathy. I'll happily change my amount entry.

[Dee514]

Hi Kathy,
The calories for recipe # 175573 Fresh Cranberry Cookies are incorrect as posted. The calories were erroneously computed for 4 cookies, instead of 4 dozen cookies!

The total number of calories for the whole recipe is 6842 according to the Detailed Nutrition Values.

The posting chef has the recipe yield listed as 4 to 5 dozen cookies.

4 dozen = 48 cookies (6842 ÷ 48 = 142.54 calories per cookie/serving)
4.5 dozen = 54 cookies (6842 ÷ 54 = 126.7 calories per cookie/serving)
5 dozen = 60 cookies (6842 ÷ 60 = 114.03 calories per cookie/serving)

Thanks.

[Kathy at Food.com]

Dee, I'll update the recipe so it shows calories per cookie. Actually the current calculation is correct. No serving info was entered, just yield, so the number displayed is for 1 dozen cookies. The nutritional data is set up for servings, and can get a bit weird when no data for servings is included with the recipe.

[Dee514]

Thanks much, Kathy.

[duonyte]

Better Than Kit Kat Bars
In the detailed analysis it shows 1 lb of graham crackers as being almost 6000 grams - more like 12 lbs!